Beechcraft G58 N793RG

Summary

On 6 November 2024 at about 22:27 local time, a Beechcraft G58 registered N793RG was involved in an accident near Fairfield Township, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 November 2024 at 22:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairfield Township, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Essex County Airport (CDW)

Coordinates

40.8752, -74.2814

Aircraft

Beechcraft G58

Registration

N793RG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Teterboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA25LA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that the accident flight was the third flight since the most recent annual inspection, during which avionics upgrades were installed. Shortly after takeoff at night, the pilot experienced intermittent avionics malfunctions and elected to return to the departure airport. The pilot wanted to land as soon as possible and performed a straight-in approach with an approach speed that was 5 knots above what he normally flew. On short final approach, the pilot extended the flaps to the approach setting and thought he had extended the landing gear, but subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane’s left wing and lower fuselage were substantially damaged during the landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the landing gear system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.